It was a game of scoring runs; John Foristall scored the first two goals of the game for the Colonials before Kean ripped off five-straight scores from five different players to take a 5-2 lead at the start of the second quarter.

Western then scored five of the next six, with a Brad Mills goal sandwiched in between for the Cougars. The teams were tied at the break and Kean fell behind by a goal just 19 seconds into the second half.

Kean went on a decisive 8-0 run with a goal by Cheifitz from Tom Clifford at 11:57 of the third. The unanswered goals did not end until Bobal scored from John Marcelli with 10:28 left in the fourth. Clifford netted perhaps the most noteworthy of the bunch with a long bouncing shot from the center of the field at 3:24 of the third.

Kean was able to hold possession well throughout the game, and that proved to be the difference. The Cougars won 18-of-28 faceoffs thanks to Mike Criscitello (8-12) and Jamar Thigpen (7-11), and did not fail a clear attempt until four minutes remained in the game.